https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/johnnythornton/Recent content in johnnythornton on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 02 Apr 2026 10:22:02 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/former-gloucester-trio-to-receive-retrospective-england-caps-in-rfu-heritage-initiative/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:22:02 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/former-gloucester-trio-to-receive-retrospective-england-caps-in-rfu-heritage-initiative/The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is set to award retrospective England caps to three former Gloucester Rugby players in a significant heritage initiative. This move seeks to recognise the contributions of players who represented England in important international fixtures but were never officially capped at the time. John Gadd, a back-row forward from the early 1980s, will be honoured for his appearances in uncapped internationals against Canada and Fiji. Alongside Gadd, Gordon Hudson and Johnny Thornton—who both played around the time of the Second World War—are also slated to receive recognition.